The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A common way of getting a good idea when you can plant common hollyhock is to look at the USDA zone info for Sevierville.

Planting Calendar for Common hollyhock

Frost tolerance for common hollyhock:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Since common hollyhock are one of those plants that can tolerate a little bit of cold weather you can plant them a little earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant common hollyhock in Sevierville is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant common hollyhock and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your common hollyhock may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your common hollyhock indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Sevierville. It might get as low as 0°F during the coldest months of winter.

Always keep in mind that USDA zone info for Sevierville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Half of the time in Sevierville there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your common hollyhock if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Sevierville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Sevierville

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